Eztalk美语【249】Go easy on me. 别为难我

Nikki:I said, “Word.” It means, “I fully¹ agree!”
Wen:Oh. I'm not too good with slang. Go easy on me, alright?
Nikki:Aight. Try this out...kill that set so we can hop² over to Angles Hair Design. We gotta look fly while we gettin' our groove³ on tonight. You down?
Wen:Uh...is there a dictionary I can use or something?
Nikki:Ha-ha! I said, “Turn off the TV, so we can go to a salon⁴. We have to look good while we're dancing tonight. Is that OK with you?”
Wen:Word.

salon (n.)
（专供美发或美容的）沙龙。Angles Hair Design则是文中某家美发沙龙的名字
A: Where are you going?
你要去哪里？
B: To the salon to get a hair treatment.
去美发店做头发。

slang (v.)
俚语。本篇常用的黑人俚语，都可以在pp. 38-41的说明页找到更详尽的解释
A: I have no idea what this actor is saying.
我听不懂这个演员在说什么？
B: Me, either-- Movies these days are filled with too much slang.
我也是——现在的电影充斥各种俚语。

妮琪： 我说，「西底。」意思是「我完全同意！」
小雯： 喔。我对俚语不在行。别为难我，好吗？
妮琪： 厚啦。那妳听听看这个……呷电视关起来，阮丢ㄟ塞企天使发型屋，今暗企跳舞，阮爱穿卡趴ㄟ。厚呒厚？
小雯： 呃……有没有字典之类的东西让我查？
妮琪： 哈哈！我说，「关掉电视，我们就可以去美容院。我们今晚去跳舞得看起来美一点。这样好不好？」
小雯： 西底（我完全同意）。

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

3 groove   

n.沟，槽；凹线，（刻出的）线条，习惯

参考例句：

• They're happy to stay in the same old groove.他们乐于墨守成规。
• The cupboard door slides open along the groove.食橱门沿槽移开。

4 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。